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Minnesotans who attended the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland last week have returned home. But the work they set in motion is just getting underway.

How do they — and how do any of us — keep working for real, measurable climate action when the climb feels so steep?

Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni was in Glasgow for COP26. She is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. She also has a degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. Surapaneni told host Cathy Wurzer about the reasons she sees for concern — and hope.

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Many Minnesotans feel anxiety and grief about the ravages of climate change. Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni, who just returned to Minnesota from the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, told host Cathy Wurzer about the reasons she sees for concern — and hope.

How a COP26 delegate faces her ecological anxiety

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How a COP26 delegate faces her ecological anxiety

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